The troops of Striking Lion Division, Trishakti Corps on Sunday assisted 300 stranded tourists at Chungthang in North Sikkim to cross over the temporary bridge for further move towards the state capital Gangtok
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#Sikkim | #IndianArmy rescues 300 tourists stranded at #Chungthang, #NorthSikkim due to landslides and roadblocks in the part. The tourists were provided food, resting place and medical comfort by the Indian Army troops during the rescue: Lt Col Mahendra Rawat, PRO Defence #press

More than 2,000 #tourists were stranded in Lachung, Lachen and Chungthang of #NorthSikkim after landslides triggered by torrential #rains led to road blockades and cut off popular destinations, officials said

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The evacuation of all 2,464 tourists stranded following torrential downpours for three days was completed on Saturday evening
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Owing to heavy torrential rains, a road and a bridge in Chungthang was washed away leaving tourists stranded, the Indian Army informed, adding that till 3 PM on Saturday, over 2,000 tourists were rescued
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Flash flood hit #NorthSikkim district and submerged the National Highway 10 at Pegong, officials said on Friday.

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